Production and Purification of Recombinant Antibodies from Mammalian Cells

Abstract

Source: Shivange, Gururaj, et al. Analyzing Tumor and Tissue Distribution of Target Antigen-Specific Therapeutic Antibody. J. Vis. Exp.(2020).

The video explains the process of producing antibodies in mammalian host cells, from gene expression to secretion. It involves transcription, translation, signal recognition, correct folding, and eventual release into the extracellular medium via secretory vesicles.

Protocol

1. Expression and purification of antibodies

1. Maintenance of CHO cells
   1. Grow CHO cells in FreeStyle CHO Media supplemented with commercially available 1x glutamine supplement at 37 °C shaking at 130 rpm with 5% CO₂ using delong Erlenmeyer flasks, either glass or disposable.
      NOTE: It is highly recommended to use a baffled flask with a vented cap for increased agitation and to improve gas transfer during shaking conditions. Significantly reduced antibody yield has been obtained with regular flasks (non-baffled) due to limited agitation of the suspension culture.
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Materials

List of materials used in this article

Name	Company	Catalog Number	Comments
FreeStyle CHO media	Gibco Life Technologies	Cat # 12651-014
Anti-Anti (100X)	Gibco Life Technologies	Cat # 15240-062
Anti-Clumping Agent	Gibco Life Technologies	Cat # 01-0057DG
BD Insulin Syringe	BD BioSciences	Cat #329420
Caliper IVIS Spectrum	PerkinElmer	Cat #124262
CHO CD EfficientFeed B	Gibco Life Technologies	Cat #A10240-01
Corning 500 mL DMEM (Dulbecco's Modified Eagle's Medium)	Corning	Cat # 10-13-CV
Corning 500 mL RPMI 1640	Corning	Cat # 10-040-CV
Cy5 conjugated Anti-Human IgG (H+L)	Jackson ImmunoResearch	Cat # 709-175-149
GlutaMax-I (100X)	Gibco Life Technologies	Cat # 35050-061
HiPure Plasmid Maxiprep kit	Invitrogen	Cat # K21007
HiTrap MabSelect SuRe Column	GE Healthcare	Cat # 11-0034-93
Isoflurane, USP	Covetrus	Cat # 11695-6777-2
Lubricant Eye Ointment	Refresh Lacri-Lube	Cat #4089
PEI transfection reagent	Thermo Fisher	Cat # BMS1003A
Experimental Models: Cell lines
Human: OVCAR-3	American Type Culture Collection	ATCC HTB-161
Human: CHO-K cells	Stable transformed in our lab	ATCC CCL-61
Mouse: 4T1	Kind gift from Dr. Chip Landen, UVA
Mouse: MC38	Kind gift from Dr. Suzanne Ostrand-Rosenberg, UMBC	Authenticated by STR profiling